I have a large music collection on an external drive, and until I installed ubuntu, my preferred music player was Itunes. I am currently using Rythymbox. Is there a program that is better for listening, loading onto Ipods, and general organization?

Songbird has dropped support for Linux, but keep an eye on the planned Linux fork for its reappearance. I'd also like to point out that Amarok is nothing like iTunes in interface or playlist behavior. While I personally could not survive without Amarok, someone who preferred iTunes would definitely not feel at home in it.
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ændrükSep 9 '10 at 3:29

@ændrük though we can hope that Glen will try amarok and possibly like it
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apersonSep 9 '10 at 11:47

@ændrük of course! I forgot about "the wolf", which was my choice before I switched to Ubuntu. Nice player too, but I don't know about it's iTunes support.
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XuacuSep 12 '10 at 18:17

Rythmbox has come a long way since I first began looking for an iTune-Alternative. Since the advent of the Ubuntu One Music store, I've gotten a lot more comfortable with purchasing and saving tracks for use with (yes, I said with) my iTunes library. If I had a non-apple MP3 player, I'd definitely go with Rythmbox.

As is, Rythmbox accurately detects and manages 'most' of my library when connected to my ipod.
You will still have issues with any proprietary tracks, but I've grown fond of it.

Banshee allows you to save the ratings in the ID3 tags so you don't have to rate again when you move your collection. The only other player I know that's doing this is Songbird. But Songbird is no longer officially supported for Linux.